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Politics Unpacked

(Almost) The Gayest Parliament In The World

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The UK parliament has more LGBT members than ever before, but how did it here? As part of LGBT History Month Luke Jones - sitting in for Matt Chorley - is joined by parliamentary historian Penny McMahon and current and former MPs Chris Bryant, Justine Greening and Hannah Bardell to talk about the history of the laws surrounding LGBT rights and what it's like being an out politician today.


Plus, Times columnists David Aaronovitch and Danny Finkelstein discuss the day's headlines.



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Hello and welcome to the Times Red Box podcast. If you're thinking,

1:47.2

Matt surely sounds fresh and dynamic. No, it's still me, Luke Jones sitting in.

1:52.2

Matt will be back next week once he's sobered up from his stay at home garden holiday.

1:56.9

Today, what would it be in LGBT history month? We're going to hear how the UK Parliament has become

2:02.0

the gayest it's ever been. Blue, red and yellow from the rainbow flag will be here, conservative

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